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Lily left books with you and me (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lotus

'lily' is the definition.

'left books with you and me' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'books' becomes 'OT' (Old Testament).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'you and me' becomes 'us' (the two of us).
'l'+'ot'+'us'='LOTUS'

(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "Sacred flower" , "Tropical water-lily" , "----- Eaters, indolent hedonists" , "reason for indolence" , "Mythical fruit inducing state of luxurious dreaminess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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